Combined trip record and map



Jan. 9, 1940. M. F MILLER COMBINED TRIP RECORD AND MAP Filed March 27, 1939 WM n 1M% Z a llllly llll Patented Jan. 9, 1940 Q UNITED STATES PATENT'OFFICE 2,186,204 common TRIP ancoan AND MAP Milo Miller, Kansas (lity, Mo. Application March 27, 1939, Serial No. 264,409

4 Claims. (Cl. 281-5) Thisinvention relates to maps and particularly has been folded, showing the record slip and road maps used by motorists, and the primary holder therefor, in position on one panel; and,

object is to provide in such a device a trip record Fig. 4 is a longitudinal cross sectional view adapted to receive entries from time to time as taken on line IV-IV of Fig. 3.

5 the map is being used as a source of information It is customary to provide road maps that are 5 during a trip. printed upon large sheets 8 of paper or similar,

One of the important aims of this invention is foldable material, and to form in such sheets, the provision of a combined trip record and road lines of fold Ill along which the sheet may be map wherein the trip record consists of a rebent when converting it into a packet or small movable slip superimposedupon a face of one bundle, shown in Fig. 3. 10 panel of the map and held in position so that The lines of fold set off a plurality of sections entries may be made when the map is folded. and panels, and as the sheet is folded the exposed A still further object of this invention is to facesthereof become smaller in area ntil on provide a trip record and map wherein a plupanel I2 is all that has one face thereof presented rality of sections and panels comprise the sheet to view. upon which is printed the road map and wherein Difiiculties arise in folding sheet 8 along lines is formed a series of indicators for the purpose [0 and in the majority of cases, after the sheet of designating the sequence of use of the several has once been opened to its fullest extent, it is 2 lines of fold formed in the sheet and through the hard to collapse the sheet by folding the same use of which the map portion of the device is along lines It) in a proper sequence. Sheet 8 has converted into a relatively small packet. therefore been formed to provide indicators I4, A further object of the instant invention is which in this instance, are small numerals oreto provide a device of the aforementioned charated by punching out parts of the sheet body acter wherein the sheet having the map formed so that the opening made is in the form of a 25 thereon has a plurality of lines of fold to divide numeral. the sheet into panels, said sheet being equipped In a map of the type illustrated, the sheet may with indicators so that the same may be folded be completely collapsed through four motions. to consistently present on the outside of the folded When the sheet is open, as seen in Fig. 1, desigsheet on the face of one of the panels, wherenators M are exposed and should be brought, upon a record sheet is superimposed the said one together so that one overlies the other. Desigpanel having thereon a specially formed device nators M are arranged in pairs of like nature for removably holding the record sheet in place and the first one used is a pair consisting of two where a portion of one side thereof is accessible nume ls The e t P Of designators 85 to receive entries. posed will be the numerals 2; the following pair, 85 Another object of this invention is to provide the numerals 3; and'the final pair, the numerals a road map with means on one panel thereof for 4. In each instance, like numerals of the pairs holding a record sheet against the face of said are brought together or adjacent to each other, one panel so that the folded map becomes a and when sheet8 is completely folded, panel I! is backing for a relatively thin sheet which is to reon the outside. This panel l2 will always be in 40 ceive entries, there being means for removably such position, if the designators are followed, to carrying the sheet which not only stifiens the eliminate inaccurate movements in the operation. outer panel of the map upon which the record The map has a trip record slip IS on said one sheet is placed, but is of such a size with respect panel l2, and when the aforesaid designators l4 thereto and the record sheet, that a marginal are properly used, this trip record slip IE will portion of both the panel and record sheet is always be exposed to receive entries when the exposed. map has been closed. Trip record slip '6 has The specific manner of forming a combined blanks or lines l8 thereon for the purpose c-f retrip record and map in accordance with this inceiving such entries as the traveler may desire to vention, is set down in the following specification, make, and there may be a slip l6 for each days 50 referring to the accompanying drawing wherein: travel. Such information as name of hotels. Figure l is a face view of a road map made in cost of meals, amount of gasoline and oil conaccordance with the present invention. sumed, and other pertinent data, is always kept Fig. 2 is a view of the other face thereof. and these individual record slips may be ar- Fig. 3 is a. plan view of the map after the same I ranged one behind the other in the specially formed frame 20, which is mounted directly upon the outer face of panel [2.

Frame 20 is made of relatively stifi material, such as fibre board or the like, and when secured to panel [2 serves to stiffen the same and add rigidity to the packet which is employed as a support for slip l6 as entries are being placed thereon.

Frame 20 has windows 22 formed therein through which is exposed portions of the face of slip l6. Frame 20 is offset as at 24 to present a space between the outer face of panel l2 and the inner face of the frame so that a number of slips l6 may be removably held in position.

Frame 20 is shorter than panel I! and leaves a marginal portion 26 of said panel exposed. On this space the distributor of the map may place such advertising as is desired, and the space serves as backing for the projected marginal portions 28 of slip it. These portions 28 are gripped between the thumb and forefinger of the operator when manipulation of the slips is necessary or desired. The marginal edges 28 of slip I6 may be fanned so that the front or uppermost slip may be withdrawn and placed behind the remaining ones as a fresh slip is brought to view through windows 22.

The manner of manipulating a trip record and map embodying this invention has been made clear during the course of the foregoing specification, and it is obvious to one skilled in the art that the employment of designators H in an intelligent manner, will always present to view the one panel I! whereon is superimposed a num ber of slips serving as convenient receivers of entries during that portion of the trip where the map printed on sheet 8 is used as a guide.

It is understood that combined trip record and road maps may be made to embody this invention which have characteristics other than those illustrated and described, and therefore, it is desired to be limited only by the spirit of the invention and scope of the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

1. A trip record and map of the character described comprising a flexible sheet having lines of fold formed therein dividing the same into a plurality of sections and panels; and openings in the form of indicia provided in said sheet to designate the sequence of use of said lines of fold, said openings being arranged in pairs of like indicia and disposed in opposed relation when the map is folded.

2. A trip record and map of the character described comprising a flexible sheet having lines of fold formed therein dividing the same into a plurality of sections and panels; and openings in the form of numerals provided in said sheet to designate the sequence of use of said lines of fold, said openings being arranged in pairs of like numerals, like numerals being disposed in superimposed relation when the sheet has been bent along all the lines of fold.

3. A trip record and map of the character described comprising a flexible sheet having lines of fold formed therein dividing the same into a plurality of sections and panels; and openings in the form of numerals provided in said sheet to designate the sequence of use of said lines of fold, said openings being arranged in pairs of like numerals, the numerals of each pair being adjacent to each other when the sheet has been bent along all the lines of fold.

4. A map of the character described, having a record sheet carrier comprising a flexible sheet having lines of fold formed therein dividing the same into a plurality of panels; and openings in the form of indicia provided in said sheet to designate the sequence of use of said lines of fold whereby the record sheet carrier on one face of one of said panels will be positioned at the outer' side of the superimposed panels when the sheet has been folded along all of said lines of fold. MILO F. MILLER. 

